Harrow.



No. 628,785. Patented luly ll, I899.

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HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,785, dated July 11, 1899.

Application filed September 9, 1898. Serial No. 690,583. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that LLEONARD IRVING FOWLE, of Rudd; in the county of Floyd and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Harrows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a riding attachment for barrows of simple, durable, and economic construction and to which any form of drag may be quickly and readily applied and as conveniently and expeditiously detached.

Another object of the invention is to provide a riding attachment for harrows that will not tip over and one that will afford a comfortable support for the driver.

Anotherobject of the invention is to so construct the riding attachment that it will in no manner interfere with the action of the drags, which will be free to move laterally and vertically beneath the attachment whenever oceasion may demand.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

' Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved harrow, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

A represents a beam which may be of any desired material, and the said beam at its rear or heel end is provided, preferably at the top and at the bottom, with straps, (designated as 10and11.) These straps extend out beyond the heel of the beam and are apertured at their rear ends, so that the said straps may constitute bearings for the vertical member 12 of an angular frame fora caster wheel13. The member 12 of the caster-wheel frame is prevented from leaving its bearings usually by passing a cotter-pin 14 through the said member above the upper bearing-strap 10.

The drivers seat 15 is attached to the beam A, preferably through the medium of a springstandard 16, and in front of the drivers seat a foot-rest 17 is located, that extends beyond the sides of the beam, as shown in Fig. 1. At the forward end of the beam an arm 18 is bolted or otherwise secured to the under surface of said beam, which arm is downwardly and forwardly curved and is attached at its forward end to the centralportion of a drag bar 19. The drag-bar 19 is provided with links 20, pivotally attached to its forward edge, one at each side of the center, and these links are connected by a ring 21, the links 20 and ring 21 constituting a draft device; but any other form of draft device may be so bstitnted, if desired. Eyes 22 are attached to the rear surface of the drag-bar 19, and the said eyes are located one near each end and one at each side of thecenter of the draftbar. The drags B may be of any suitable or approved form and havea flexible connection at their forward ends with the eyes 22 of the drag-bar. Such a connection may consist, as

shown in the drawings, of one or more chainlinks 23.

In order that the beam shall nothave a tendency to tip sidewise, braces 2a are employed, which braces are secured one at each side of the beam near the center, and the said braces are curved outwardly in opposite directions, extending likewise forwardly beyond the forward end of the beam A, and the forward portions 24 of the braces are carried downward and made to terminate in feet 25, which are secured by bolts or otherwise to the brakebar.

Then a person occupying the seat places his feet on the foot-rest, a portion of the weight of the person will rest upon the drag-bar in front of the seat and a portion upon the seat, rendering it exceedingly easy riding for the man, since when the team is hitched to the drag-bar when the draft comes on said dragbar the bar will rise upward as high as the draft may demand. In this manner not only is'the driver rendered comfortable, but an easy draft is obtained. It will be observed that as the beam is at an elevation from the ground and the drags are forward of the easter-wheel the drags can play freely vertically Patent- The herein-described improvement in harrows comprising the drag-bar, the beam having at its forward end a depending portion secured rigidly to the drag-bar, theside braces arranged on opposite sides of the beam and secured at their forward ends rigidly to the drag-bar at points laterally to the point of connection of the beam therewith and converging thence toward the beam and secured at their rear ends rigidly to the beam, the wheel supporting the rear end of the beam and means for connecting drags to the dragbar whereby such drags may play freely beneath the beam and the side braces substantially as set forth.

LEONARD IRVING FOWLE.

Witnesses:

R. E. OLCOTT, P. M. LEISHMAN. 

